+1 (great work by the way) it would be nice if this portlet could just present a simple link or button that could be added to the header or sidebar (and not really look like a portlet at all)...
tc On Feb 4, 2011, at 3:57 PM, Drew Wills wrote: > Hey folks, > > I just entered a JIRA and posted a patch that would add a new framework > portlet to uPortal: Reset My Layout. I'd like to add this item to uP 3.2.x > and 3.3. > > From the ticket... > > ***** > Currently (in 3.2.x or earlier) a user can reset his own layout through the > DLMUserPreferences channel. But there are a couple problems with this channel: > > - (1) It has too much power; it is possible to create a tab (or customize a > fragment) such that it renders horribly in Universality > - (2) It's a channel, and it's going away in uP 3.3+ due to dropped support > for IChannel > > I'd like to tap into the existing, webflow-based features for resetting a > layout -- currently accessible only by admins -- to provide a new portlet > that would allow a user to reset his own layout. > > Users probably wouldn't want this portley in their layout permanently, but > they could "Use it Now" or (in the future) we could deep-link it from > another, more general portlet such as "Manage My Profile." > ***** > > Please share your thoughts. > > drew > > -- > You are currently subscribed to [email protected] as: > [email protected] > To unsubscribe, change settings or access archives, see > http://www.ja-sig.org/wiki/display/JSG/uportal-dev -- You are currently subscribed to [email protected] as: [email protected] To unsubscribe, change settings or access archives, see http://www.ja-sig.org/wiki/display/JSG/uportal-dev
